Author: Sekou Writes

On the birthday of Malcolm X, I talked to one of his daughters, Ilyasah Shabazz, a prominent author. Listen to the full interview above! My radio show airs every Sunday at 8 am on WBAI 99.5 FM and wbai.org!

Join me for an in-depth conversation with celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson, the creator of Harlem EatUp! He’ll bring us up to speed on the Harlem based food festival and his PBS series, No Passport Needed. I’ll also be chatting with SekouWrites, the founder of ROCKS BY SEKOU, a cause-related […]

Today I talked to Eddie Bailey, the creator of the documentary Memphis Majic, which is about the dance style Jookin’. Listen to the full interview above! My radio show airs every Sunday at 8 am on WBAI 99.5 FM and wbai.org!

Today I talked to Eboni K. Williams, the author of Pretty Powerful: Appearance, Substance, and Success. Listen to the full interview above! My radio show airs every Sunday at 8 am on WBAI 99.5 FM and wbai.org!

Today I talked to Miko Branch, half of the dynamic duo who created Miss Jessie’s, a popular hair care line for women with curly hair — like mine! 🙂 She and her sister, Titi Branch, have taken the beauty industry by storm. Listen to the full interview above! My […]

Join me as I talk to Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, author of the groundbreaking book, They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South. Listen to the full interview above! My radio show airs every Sunday at 8 am on WBAI 99.5 FM and wbai.org!

On the last day of March, I chatted with Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin about their recently published anthology, How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance. Listen to the full interview above! My new radio show airs every Sunday at 8 am on WBAI 99.5 FM […]

This Sunday will be a treat when I talk to Malene Barnett, an artist and designer, who decided that it’s past time for black people to have fair representation in the arts. So she’s doing something about it. Tune in at 8am on WBAI.org to learn more.

Do you love candles as much as I do? Don’t miss my conversation with the founder of the Harlem Candle Company, Teri Johnson. Listen to the full interview above. My new radio show airs every Sunday at 8 am on WBAI 99.5 FM and wbai.org!